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Fri, December 2, 2022 | 21:54

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Rep. Moon calls Park 'scary President'

문재인 "공안정치 대통령…지금 방식으론 실패할 것"

Posted : 2013-12-01 17:46

Updated : 2013-12-01 17:46

Seen is a cover of Rep. Moon Jae-in's book "1219, the end is the beginning" in
which the main opposition Democratic Party lawmaker recollected the Dec. 19 presidential poll where he competed with President Park Geun-hye.

By Jun Ji-hye

Rep. Moon Jae-in of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) stepped up his attack on President Park Geun-hye, claiming she has become a "scary President" who rules in a suppressive and authoritarian manner, Sunday.

Moon said that the Park government's attempts to cover up the truth behind the National Intelligence Service's (NIS) alleged election interference has added fuel to
criticism about the legitimacy of the administration.

Cheong Wa Dae reacted strongly to Moon's comments, saying the DP's former presidential candidate ignored a ground rule of democratic procedure as he called into question the presidential poll.

Senior presidential press secretary Lee Jung-hyun, said, "Park completely went along with the result when she was defeated by Lee Myung-bak in the party's primary race to pick a presidential candidate in 2007. The late President Kim Dae-jung did the same after being defeated in the 1992 presidential poll. This is democracy a real leader needs to follow."

He added that the public was not scared of President Park who is devoting herself to creating more jobs and improving the people's economic situation, as well as conducting various diplomatic activities.

"The people would be more scared of the possible failure of the rival parties to approve Park's budget proposal by the end of this year due to the non-cooperation of the DP," said Lee.

In his book titled "1219, the end is the beginning," the former presidential candidate of the DP called the NIS's suspected smear campaign against him "unprecedented" that even previous authoritarian governments did not employ.

The book in which Rep. Moon recollected the Dec. 19 presidential poll, will be published on Dec. 9.

"The Park administration responded to the NIS scandal with attempts to cover up the truth and interfere in the investigation," said Moon. "This resulted in questioning of the authenticity of the Park administration."

The first-term lawmaker said the Park government is maintaining and even expanding the wrongdoings of her predecessor Lee Myung-bak.

"This could cause another illegal, unfair election in the 2017 presidential poll," he said.

He also claimed the Park government showed regressive traits more seriously than the Lee administration.

"After the poll, I seriously wanted the Park government to succeed. But it achieved little in all areas _ democracy, national unity, democratization of the economy, welfare, inter-Korean relations and the view of history," said Moon.

The former chief of staff to the late liberal President Roh Moo-hyun said that Park these days seems like a different person from the one who competed with him in the presidential election.

"Dignity has disappeared in her politics," said Moon.

However, Moon did not blame the NIS incident for his defeat in the poll, saying that a lack of his capacity and preparation should be blamed.

"I think I lacked the passion to become the president because I decided to run in the presidential election quite late. I was not able to sufficiently prepare campaign strategies," he said.

On Friday, he hinted at running in the next presidential election, saying he and the DP should make preparations step by step this time.

In a meeting with a group of reporters, he said, "The power change must be accomplished in 2017. I will not avoid playing a role."

Commenting on independent lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo, who joined forces with him in the presidential election and recently officially announced the creation of a new political party, Moon said, "Ahn will have to combine forces with the DP someday to counter the ruling Saenuri Party."

Watchers say Moon and Ahn, two formidable opposition candidates in the 2012 poll, have already begun a competition to be a single opposition candidate in the next election.

문재인 "공안정치 대통령…지금 방식으론 실패할 것"

저서 출간 앞두고 보도자료 통해 주요내용 공개

'현정부, 진실 덮으려해 정통성에 대한 공격 자초'

'대선패인, 준비부족에 관권개입 더해진 것'

민주당 문재인 의원은 1일 자신의 저서 '1219, 끝이 시작이다'의 발췌본에서 박근혜 대통령에 대해 '공안정치를 이끄는 무서운 대통령이 됐다'면서 '지금과 같은 방식으로는 실패를 면하기 어렵다'고 말했다.

    문 의원은 곧 출간될 저서에 대한 보도자료를 이날 배포, 주요내용을 공개하면서 '박근혜 정부의 성공을 진심으로 바랐지만 이명박 정부의 퇴행보다 더 절망적인 퇴행을 보이고 있다'며 박 대통령과 현 정부를 비판했다.

    문 의원은 '지금 박 대통령은 지난 대선 때 저와 경쟁했던 박근혜 후보와는 다른 분 같다'면서 '공안정치를 이끄는 무서운 대통령이 됐다. 후보 시절 강조했던 국민통합과 상생도 오히려 더 멀어졌다'고 지적했다.

    또 '박 대통령은 국민통합을 외면하고 있다. '종북'공세는 더욱 위세를 떨친다. 인사에서는 철저한 편가르기가 횡행한다. 최소한의 지역안배조차 실종됐다. 국민과 야당의 목소리에 귀를 닫는 불통의 정치로 일관하고 있다'면서 '지금처럼 국민통합의 외면한다면 이명박 정부와 같은 실패를 피할 수 없을 것'이라고 주장했다.

    그는 '지금 박근혜 정부의 행태에서 때이른 권력의 폭주를 느낀다'면서 박 대통령에게 대선후보 시절의 초심으로 돌아갈 것을 촉구하기도 했다.

    지난 대선의 패배원인에 대해선 '한마디로 평소 실력부족이었다. 그리고 그것은 준비부족으로 인한 것이었다'면서 '거기에 국정원의 대선공작과 경찰의 수사결과 조작발표 등의 관권개입이 더해졌을 뿐'이라고 평가했다.

    그러면서 국가기관의 대선개입 및 수사외압의혹 사건을 '과거 독재정권들도 하지 못했던 사상 초유의 일'이라고 규정한 뒤 '어떻게 하든지 진실을 덮으려고 하는 박근혜 정부의 대응이 오히려 정통성에 대한 공격을 자초하고 있다'면서 '지난 정권의 잘못이 현 정권의 더 큰 잘못으로 확대되고 있다'고 지적했다.

    문 의원은 이 같은 현 정부의 대응에 대해 '당장 2017년 대선에서 불법관권선거를 되풀이하겠다는 것이나 진배없다'면서 '그렇게 덮어진 문제는 국민들 마음속에 차곡차곡 쌓였다가 언제가 한꺼번에 대가를 치르게 돼 있다'고 말했다.

    이어 워터게이트 사건으로 사임한 리처드 닉슨 전 미국 대통령의 사례를 언급, '(닉슨 대통령은) 도청공작의 책임을 지고 사퇴한 것이 아니라 '전혀 모르는 일, 자신과 상관없는 일'이라며 거짓말한 책임을 추궁당해 사퇴를 자초한 것'이라고 강조했다.

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